The Dyke Springs Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Humboldt county, Nevada at an elevation of 4,150 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,150 Feet (1,265 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 41.56083, -118.57083
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Dyke Springs Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dyke Springs Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Nevada
County: Humboldt
District: Dyke Canyon Area (Florence District)
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lloyd Woolsten Hulme And Sostruction And Mining
Years: 1980 -
Owner Name: Lloyd Woosten Hulme And Sons Construction And Mining
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Basin And Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LISTED AS AN ACTIVE UNDERGROUND MINE IN 1980, EMPLOYING 2 PERSONS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Production): UNKNOWN AMOUNT
Comment (Development): LISTED AS AN ACTIVE UNDERGROUND MINE IN 1980, EMPLOYG 2 PERSONS
References
Reference (Deposit): NEVADA STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, 1981, DIRECTORY OF NEVADA MINE OPERATIONS ACTIVE DURING CALENDAR YEAR 1980
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
